A mayor in upstate New York whose past year has been marred by police brutality protests and her indictment in a campaign finance case now faces a new crisis: Her husband is charged with being part of a cocaine distribution ring. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren’s husband pleaded not guilty Thursday to criminal drug and weapons charges. Warren herself was not charged. At a news conference, District Attorney Sandra Doorley refused to answer questions about whether investigators believe the mayor knew about or was involved in drug dealing. Warren is seeking re-election and faces a primary next month. She calls the timing of her husband’s arrest suspicious.
